--- product_id: 25281520 title: "Rare Rarer & Rarest" brand: "blood sweat & tears" price: "€ 0.73" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/25281520-rare-rarer-and-rarest store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Rare Rarer & Rarest **Brand:** blood sweat & tears **Price:** € 0.73 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Rare Rarer & Rarest by blood sweat & tears - **How much does it cost?** € 0.73 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/25281520-rare-rarer-and-rarest) ## Best For - blood sweat & tears enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted blood sweat & tears brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Excellent 2013 collection from the Pop/Jazz legends. Blood, Sweat & Tears, lead by singer David Clayton-Thomas, are one of the most well known horn-led Pop bands of the 1970s. They had numerous charting albums in that decade, including two # 1's. We have assembled the rarest material they ever recorded onto one compact disc. The highlight of this CD is music they recorded for the soundtrack from the movie the Owl & the Pussycat. The soundtrack recordings are making their worldwide CD debut. Wounded Bird. ## Images ![Rare Rarer & Rarest - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41yahlIafUL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ For the group's avid fans *by P***N on Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2013* Who would have thought that, at this late date, any record company would assemble a rarities CD for fans of Blood,Sweat & Tears? This disc is certainly welcome. The disc opens with the single edits/mixes (mostly mono sound) of the group's biggest hits. Then, there are two vault tracks from sessions for the group's "New Blood" album(the album that the group made after David Clayton-Thomas left the group). "M" is sung by Steve Katz, while Krakbergravningen(The Crow's Funeral) is sung in Swedish by Georg Wadenius, the guitarist who gradually replaced Steve Katz(Katz was demoted to rhythm guitarist on the "New Blood" album when Wadenius joined the group, and at the start of sessions for the group's next album "No Sweat", Katz quit). Avid collectors will note that "Krakbergravningen" was once released as a B-side in Europe, but it will be new to fans in the U.S.A., while "M" has been recently mixed down from the original session multitrack tape.The disc continues with the soundtrack music that the group recorded for the film "The Owl & The Pussycat". This music, which I had never heard before, is new to CD, and this release omits the overdubbed film dialogue that was included on the original L.P., so that you can hear the Blood,Sweat & Tears music without the distracting dialogue voice-overs. The disc concludes with four previously unheard alternate takes from the film soundtrack sessions. The film soundtrack music(composed by lead trumpeter Lou Soloff) is mostly instrumental(there's one vocal song featuring David Clayton-Thomas). The instrumentals show off the group's substantial instrumental chops in a much jazzier direction than most of the group's studio recordings, BUT, as incidental film soundtrack music, designed to precisely fit a specified time slot (as required by the filmmakers), the selections are often brief musical fragments, some of which end abruptly, just as they (musically) seem to be getting going. Still, I'm happy to have them in my collection.Still, I wonder if there could be more Blood,Sweat & Tears unreleased material in the vaults, specifically from the "Blood,Sweat & Tears 4" sessions, and from an apparently aborted/unfinished album recorded(at 914 Studios) in-between "Blood,Sweat & Tears 4" & "New Blood", specifically after David Clayton-Thomas exited, but before singer Jerry Fisher & keyboardist Larry Willis joined the group. Originally, Clayton-Thomas was going to be replaced by singer/keyboardist Bobby Doyle, and Doyle was present at the sessions at "914 Studios", though all that was deemed useable from those sessions were the backing tracks-only (with Doyle's piano playing) for the songs "Touch Me" & "Velvet". Doyle's vocals(if they were ever recorded) were erased or mixed out(replaced by Jerry Fisher on "Touch Me" & Steve Katz on "Velvet") when the album project was re-started at Columbia Studios. In recent years, it has been repeatedly stated that Doyle(who passed away in 2006) had difficulty singing over the horn section, but, at the time(in 1972) it was reported that Doyle was under contract to another record company, and there were problems with that, plus Doyle was a blind musician whose on-stage mobility would have been very limited. I wonder if there is anything remaining in Sony's vaults from Doyle's brief studio participation at "914 Studios". ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Half will appeal to casual fans. The rest are more for hardcore fans. *by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2013* In my opinion, Wounded Bird (which has reissued several other BS&T albums in the past) has given Blood Sweat & Tears fans a real treat with this release. A casual listener might not be interested in anything other than the first seven cuts, all of which should be familiar to almost everyone.In addition to these first seven tracks (which are mono versions of seven of the band's biggest singles,) the listener gets one song which was released in the UK, Germany and Holland (but not here in the USA) and one previously unissued track (with vocals by Steve Katz, I believe.)The remaining tracks are from the "Owl and the Pussycat" soundtrack. I know a lot of BS&T fans who have been anxiously awaiting a CD release of this soundtrack for years. Unlike the vinyl version of that soundtrack, there is no film dialogue here; just the music! (Thank you Wounded Bird!) Only one or two tracks would be classified as complete songs (and those who are fans of David Clayton-Thomas's voice might be a bit disappointed that he only sings on one of the "Owl and the Pussycat" tracks.) Mostly what we get are brief snippets of instrumental music, which cut off abruptly or fade quickly.) Don't get me wrong. Considering the fact that this is all incidental soundtrack music, there are some really great tunes here (and the members of BS&T at this point were some of the best musicians of all time.) Just don't be surprised if you're really getting into a track and it just stops dead.Let me say that I am NOT an audiophile; these tracks all sound perfectly fine to my ears.Liner notes are fairly basic. No biographical information; just recording / copyright dates, composer information, etc. For me, the worst part about the liners is that the print itself is a light gray, which is hard to read against the white background. (Maybe younger eyes won't find this so difficult to read.) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great For *The OWL & PUSSYCAT* Soundtrack & Other Gems! *by A***H on Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2014* I love the Barbra Streisand/George Segal movie, "The Owl & The Pussycat," and have always enjoyed hearing the soundtrack music while watching the movie (that was done by the group Blood, Sweat & Tears), but for years it has been out of print.Finally, Wounded Bird Records has reissued it in this CD RARE, RARER & RAREST. It also includes other hit songs by Blood, Sweat & Tears including "Spinning Wheel," their hit cover version of Brenda Holloway's "You've Made Me So Very Happy," and Laura Nyro's "And When I Die," so there's much more on this CD than just the soundtrack.I never had the original LP of The Owl & The Pussycat, but going by other reviewers there was incidental dialogue from the movie on the record. This CD has no dialogue just the music and it's FANTASTIC!The only way to actually make this better would be to add the original dialogue/music background tracks as bonus tracks, but it's fine the way it is. I also wished there had been liner notes included in this release because I'm curious as to why dialogue was added to the original soundtrack album in the first place (did the record producers feel that they had to have Barbra on the record for it to sell?) and I'd like to know why the album was out-of-print for so long?On a side note, this was Streisand's first non-singing role in a movie. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/25281520-rare-rarer-and-rarest](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/25281520-rare-rarer-and-rarest) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*